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Provide Life support functions for 30 minutes or more at 500 K Feet |
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Have a mass of <20 Kg |
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Are available as full pressure single gas (O2) or dual gas suits |
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Are comfortable for the wearer |
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Can be integrated into a parachute harness |
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Grant the user visibility which is superior to existing designs |
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Integrate advances in cooling developed in the auto racing and film industries |
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Include an independent 15 minute backup pressurization/oxygen system |
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Have an automatic rapid activation function |
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Are intuitive to operate |
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Have an audio system which is integrated with the vehicle to provide internal and external audio capabilities as well as noise cancellation within the cockpit |
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Have an integrated sensor suite to record real-time biometric information about the wearer of the suit and/or the vehicle |
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Include a visual display of data so user status is visible to both the wearer and other crew members |
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Began operational testing in 2007 |